Edward Nero, One of Six Officers Accused in Freddie Gray’s Death, Acquitted on All Charges

It has been 13 months since the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray—and now one of the six Baltimore Police officers accused in his death has been acquitted of all charges.

Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero (C) arrives at the Mitchell Courthouse-West on the day a judge will issue a vertict in his trial May 23, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

It has been 13 months since the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray—and now one of the six Baltimore Police officers accused in his death has been acquitted of all charges.

Edward Nero, 30, was found not guilty after facing four charges of second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and two counts of office misconduct.

The second of the six to be placed on trial, Nero joined the Baltimore Police Department in 2012. He was on bike patrol when he and the other officers chased and apprehended Gray in West Baltimore on April 12, 2015.

Nero’s trial came to an end on its sixth day and involved more than 20 witnesses, according to a Baltimore Sun report. Nero’s defense highlighted his his minimal role in the arrest, and claimed the officer followed his trained protocol. 

These undated photos provided by the Baltimore Police Department, show Baltimore police officers, top row from left, Caesar R. Goodson Jr., Garrett E. Miller and Edward M. Nero, and bottom row from left, William G. Porter, Brian W. Rice and Alicia D. White, charged with misdemeanors and felonies ranging from assault to murder in the police-custody death of Freddie Gray. A grand jury indicted the six officers, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said on May 21, 2015. Baltimore Police Department via AP, File